In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants (1913)

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Record Details:

Title:
In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants
Date:
1913
Publisher:
New York, Appeal Printing Co.
Volume:
In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants : record volume 1
Leaf #:
000456
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
These seven volumes contain the testimonies and supporting documents from the U.S. District Court's antitrust lawsuit against the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC). Formed in 1908, the MPPC (sometimes referred to asœ"the Edison Trust" or just "the Trust") sought to control the American film industry through pooling patents and demanding that producers and exhibitors acquire licenses to those patents. Independent producers and exhibitors, who refused to license the patents, argued that the MPPC was an unlawful monopoly. In 1912 and 1913, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania heard testimonies from both MPPC members, such as Siegmund Lubin, and "Independents" who later became Hollywood moguls, such as William Fox. Ultimately, in 1915, the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which found the MPPC in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and spelled the end for the already weakening MPPC. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012
Date Added:
September 12, 2024
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434 Louis Rosenbluh, Direct Examination. 8. The exhibitor in the event of the closing of the place of exhibition for which the service is furnished, for any cause whatsoever, shall immediately telegraph the exchange to stop further shipment; and if the closing of the Place of Exhibition is bona fide and due to accident or failure in business, the receipt by the exchange of said telegram shall operate as a cancellation of said order, and the exchange in such case shall be entitled only to the rental on reels actually delivered and accepted by the exhibitor, and only to damages for reels, not recovered, or not returned in the time provided for in this contract, or for reels returned in a damaged condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted). Agreement, In consideration of the rental of motion pictures to me/us at the prices stated in the above order and after carefully reading the above conditions, which together with the said order are to be taken and read with and as a part of this agreement, I/we hereby covenant and agree with the exchange to conform with, and strictly adhere to, and be bound by the same, nor to do or suffer any of the acts or things hereby prohibited. Signed Street and No City State Date Accepted for : 4 By.... (Exchange.)